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North American Spine Society Journal

Elsevier Inc. · United States · Est. 2020

ISSN2666-5484eISSN2666-5484

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q1+25

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total60

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.943

H-Index

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.079

Total Works

815

Total Citations

2,338

2yr Mean Citedness

0.68

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on spinal surgery, including comparative studies of surgical techniques, patient outcomes, and the use of advanced imaging and machine learning for risk assessment and complication prediction. Articles also explore patient-reported outcomes, understanding of surgical options, and the impact of specific patient populations and comorbidities on surgical results.

AI-summarised from recent articles · verify on publisher page →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Fast · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2020

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications815

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

OA Since2019

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~4 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PorticoPMCCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2666-5484 / 2666-5484

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

Portico, PMC, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Orthopedics and Sports MedicineQ1

SurgeryQ1

Neurology (clinical)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Clinical NeurologyOrthopedics

Scopus Categories

Neurology (clinical)Orthopedics and Sports MedicineSurgery

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Spine and Intervertebral Disc PathologyCervical and Thoracic MyelopathySpinal Fractures and Fixation TechniquesScoliosis diagnosis and treatmentMedical Imaging and AnalysisMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitationManagement of metastatic bone diseaseSpinal Hematomas and ComplicationsAnesthesia and Pain ManagementInfectious Diseases and Tuberculosis